Shin Yotsuya kaidan

Renowned for the devious director Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer [2001], the Missed call [2003]) this year has enriched its genre portfolio a modern variation of the best-known of the classic japanese ghost stories, ginza capital kaidan. Instead of the original form of the story from the kabuki theater, however, came out of the loose fictional inspiration, where a group of actors is rehearsing the stage play, while their own lives are mirrored in the twists of the classic story. Masterfully captured film is not only thanks to its dramaturgical construction compared to Miikeho groundbreaking psychological slasher film Audition. In the spirit of kaidanů favors the careful building of characters, the gradual uncovering of their morality and the gradation of their conflicts before prvoplánovými lekačkami modern horror films. For a more intense effect then has the expressive finale, where the worlds of reality and theatre blend into a scary nightmare. (Filmasia)